Dispensing apparatus



Feb. 14, 192s. y

E. SCHULTZ- DI SPEN S ING APPARATUS Filed Dec. e. 1924 2 Sheets-Slieet 2 h/L Wald/P Zei/27% l box'door will release f Patented' Ieb. 14, 1928.

unirse' STATES PATENT oFFlcE.

EDWARD SCBIULTZ, 9F CHICAGO,

ILLINCIS, ASSIGNOBTO (MRS.) E. A.' LAUGHERY, 0F CHICAGO, ILLINOIES.' i

nrsrnnsrne -arrann'rrra Application` led December 6, 1924. Serial No. 754,250.

container are means by which the articles to be dispensed are maintained at all times` in proper position; means b which `a sample article may be convenient y Amounted 1n a' display position; means-by which the box or container may be secured and locked to prevent unauthorized access to the contents thereof; means by which .the closing of the the means which holds the article in position t9 be dispensed; meansl by which an indicator may be readily ad-z justed whereby to expose a numeral indicating the coin value requisite for o eration oi the dispensing app ratus; an means whereby the dispensing pparatus'may be readily and removably 'securedin place within the box. c It is with such objects and purposes as these that. my invention is/con- 26 cerned, although, as will appear from the specication, drawings, and claims, numer-- (ous other advantages are also in contemplaliOlllvl y In the drawings: Figure 1 is a to plan view of the box or container from -w ich the cover or lid and mechanism plate'is removed; i

Fig2 is a transverse section therethrough taken on line2-2 of Fig. 1; V

Fig. 3 is an elevation of the inner side ,05E Nthe front wall of the container; and i Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the container in its entirety.

The present container is in the form of a '4o box havingy front and rear walls5 and 6 a bottom 7 and two end walls 8.-

respectively,

A lid or cover 9 is also provided, being preferably hinged as at 10 to the upper edge of the rear wall Gand inclined downwardly toward the front,- `as shown;

container parts may conveniently be made of metal, and joined 'in such manner as to\ assure a water-tight construction. The upper edge of, the front wall which l`may be inturnedas at 11 stops short of the cover to provide a deliveryY slot -12lthrough which articles are dispensed.. Depending y from the cover is aguide `wall 13g-prefetti" plete understa special to this invention;Vv

. formity vided a smooth and tight connection therebetween. Y I may further inturn the lower capable ot receiving an' upwardly extending tongue 21 .ence, is tapered in such a manner as to guide the apparatus plate to a' All of the llock 28 secured to the lock'is provided w1th a frorwardly movn ably curved as shown, and supported in part by ai return wall 14. Both the guide and return wall-xs are attached 'tof the under .side` A of the cover in any suitable manner. v The apparatus per se which effects a disensation of articles from the container orms no part of my present invention, a1-

though the mounting therefordoes cooper ate with certain other parts presently to be the description of described. f Accordingly Ythe dispensing apparatus will be confined to just such feat 'r s as are necessaryioi' a com- 65 ding of the parts.' which are Thedispensing apparatus A which is preferably coin-controlled is carried. upon a partition plate 15 which'extends upwardly' within the container lin spaced relation toits front wall 5. At itslupper lend this plate is curved forwardly, as at 16, in general conwith 4theguide wall 13-so as to cooperate therewith in providing a curved passageway through .which articles may be moved for delivery through the `slot 12.\ Theupper edge of the plate A15 is preferably providedwith a depending flange 17 adapted tohook'over the ange *11 on the upper edge of the yplate 5 whereby there is prop portion ojthe plate 15 to provide a bottom 18 below which depends certain. wings 19 which extend downwardly adjacent to the container bottom 7. Formed in the plate bottom 18 are one or. more slots 20 each v having a base 22 secured to the container -bottd Each tongue, by preferforward osition where its bottom 18 `lies close to t e orward wall 5. The wings 19 are shown as three ginnumber, and in co-operation with the container front wall' define an enclosure wherein may be received a coin box 24;. This) box is moved into andout of the contalner through a small door 25 hinged as at 26 to ,100 the lower edge of the container front wall. f

'Any suitable lock 27 may he provided for reventing unauthorizedaccess to the com ox@ Rearwardlyv of thisfbox 1s a. seco-i. c

container bottom 7.

`this the partition plate 1s of a proper-l a ring 33 or other suitab apparatus v plate 15 an indicator adjacent the coin receiving s -the opening vbrought to able bolt 29`adapted to enga e within a slot (notshown) in one of the ownwardly depending Wings 19. By some such means'as held against re- 1t being obvious that if the lock be manipulated with the aid key the' bolt drawn to permitremoval The particular kind of dispensing apparatus which is mounted "upon the plate is of relative unimportance,^although the t of mechanism disclosed in 1n patent apof this plate.

plication, SerialNo.' 754,249 fi ed December d 6, 1924, would answer satisfactorily. I do contemplate, however, the use of some Vsort of a' coin-controlled vertically movable carriage whereon are mounted devices which project through suitable slots in the plate to engage with the articles that are to be dispensed. The movements of the carriage may be effected manually with the aid of a cord or chain 3l connected to such carriage and adapted to run over a pulley 32 which is mounted in the containerj front wall 5 nearJ the upper edge thereof. One end of the cham which projects through this wall to lie upon the outer side thereo maly beequip d with e pulling/gvice to facilitate handling. Alsointhe upper edge of this front wall, I h ceiving slot 34 through whichcoins may 'be introduced for the operation of the dispensing apparatus. This slot may be provided with suitable guide walls which terminate adjacent the inner face ofthe container wall in proximity toa chute 35 in register therewith, the chute being part of the dis; pensing apparatus. The positioning of the within the container in the manner already describedgis such as to assure a correct alignment ofthe chute 35 withthe slot 34 whereby. coins introduced thereinto will be guided through a dproper course of travel for effecting the en d esired As the coin mechanism may be .equipped to operate in response to coins Vhaving a re-. determinedaggregate-value, I have rovided which a prisesa pur asetof the exact amount o money n to be deposited.A Such an indicator m'ayconveniently lcomprise a rotation upon the rear side ofl the front wall 5 in such a position that itsu pered 'is ltr afgid. jacent this slot, and in the peri heral region of the disk, is an opening 37 ormed inthe frontewall of the container so as to e therethrough a limited face of thedisk. Suita' le numerical arkings are provided upon the disk in suc p`osition as to-be visible, one at a-time throu h 37.. By rotatingthea e'- sired distance, any selected marking may be 29 may be witht `ery and of one of the notches 38 is .engaged with another of said notches. A.

ave arranged a re-f tance between coi-din -ly,` 'a downward push of the plate 42 41. The advantage of disk 36' mounted for.

portion ofthe front th fore, that some means be view. In -order that means may I A be provided for conveniently rotating the disk, while the place, Ihave formed in ai plurlit Lof ratchet notches 38, one `for each. mar `ng, and adapted to adoperate with such notches, one at a time, is a -d0 39 pivoted to the front wallV 5 as at 40.

ension spring 41 connected with this dog is also secured to an arcuate shaped plate 42 formed with slots 43through each of which is extended arstud 44 which is mounted on the front wall of the container. The spring 4l serves the double purpose of og 39 in 'engagement with the disk periphretalning the arc-shaped plate in an upward position where the two studs 44 abut against the-lower ends of the slots 43.

second dog 45 'is also mountedv on this plate in such positionias to engage within whenever the dog 39 tail 46 is provided on the dog 45 and connected vtherewith and tothe plate 42 is a tension spring 47 which normally holds the i associated dog 'in enga'ed relation with one 38. xtending rearwardly from the plate 42 through an opening in the apparatus plate 15 is an operating arm 48 which may' be moved whenever the con tainer cover is opened. l

. By some such Lmeans as has ust been de.

scribed, the disk may be advanced the distance of one notch byV applying a downward pressure to the plate larm 48. The effect of this is to disengage momentarily the dog 39 fron; one of the notches 38, the other dog 45 meanwhile causing the disk to rotate as the plate 42 is ushed down. to which this p ate may move, however limited by the slots 43 which are preferably of a length substantially the same as the 'distwo of the'disk'notches. Ac-

to the t of lts movement will cause the disk to be advanced a distance of one notch whereupon the dog 39 is engaged with a new notch to`hold the 'disk stationary while the plate42is brought up again toits initial position through .fthe agency of the sprin a constructlon suc as that just described .is that the disk, togather with Vits associated parts, may be acc'nmodated upon the rear side of the contailler front wall without occupying an. appreciable space, and may be easily move without requiring any unlocking of the apparatus plate I5.

The articles lwhich may be dispensed from c present container are preferably flat, such as newspapers. It is desirable, thereprovided for a` prlsmg prospective'purchasers both as to tie exact publication land' the edition thereof which thecontainer is prepared to deliver.

dow. at the frontl Ao apparatus plate is locked in i the disk 'periphery holding the i The distance `iS Y haveaccordingl'y-arovided a djspla win- .the container w 'ch is 130 lower edge.

Abar may -ratus plate exposed to the view `of a erson who is about to operate the machine. glich a display window may include a frame 'having a display opening 51 through which may be exhibited an article 52, the trame being mounted upon the front wall of the container preterably with the aid of a hinge 53 along its as to protect the article which is on display. The trame is provided with suitable marginal anges 54 extending around its tour sides so as to` engage with the container wall, thereby protecting the contents ot'the frame. To'loclr the frame in place so as to prevent theft oi the display .article 'confined therein, l have provided a pair of laterally slotted lugs 55 each extending rearwardly from the upper rail of the traine and adapted to project through suitable slots 56 which .are formed in the iront container wall. A locking bar 57 is slidably mounted within guides 58 on the inner :tace ot the container iront wall, thisy bar being adapted to present. portions oii itseli within the lateral slots ot the two lugs 55 whereby the traine is secured firmly against movement. One end oi the be provided with a rearwardly extending iinger 59 with which is connected a tension spring 60 which is also secured to a fixed part oi' the container in such manner that the bar 57 is normally held in a locking position relative'to the frame 50.' Maniiestty it is necessary only `that the bar be moved against lthe tension oi the spring 60 in order that the trame may be unlocked and swung out to a position such .as shown in Fig. e. `With the traine so opened up, a new article may be substituted for display. it is also to be noted that the operating linger 59 is extended rearwardly a suiiicient distance to pass through a suitable opening in the appa- 15 whereby be manually moved without disturbing the operative position of the dispensing apparatus..

'lhe articles to 'be dispensed are preferably dexible so as to pass out through the curve passageway for withdrawal iromthe delivery slot 12. papers may be received within the present container. rlhese papers which are .stacked on edge are rested upon a pair of inclined guide rods which extend from the iront to the rear of the container in spaced rela; tion. Behind the rearmost article to be dispensed is a pressure plate 66 slotted along its lower edge to receive the two guide rods 65 whereby the plate is itseli1 restrained against endwise movements. To reduce friction to a minimum a pair ot rollers 67 may be mounted on the plate so as to travel on these guide rods. A duplex spring means is also associated with the pressure plate so that the articles to be dispensed may always It desired, a glass or Celluloid covering may be carried within the frame so( the locking bar may For example a quantity of news-4 be pushed forward inte proximity with the apparatus plate 15. For thispurpose I have shown a pair oirods 68 pivoted to upper and lower portions of the container adjacentits rear wall, as at 69, and each provided with a spring 7 0 lwhich tends to swing the arm outwardly toward the pressure plate G6. By this means a pressure is exerted upon the plate such that the .articles are compressed against the apparatus plate. Ilhe end ot each rod which engages with the pressure plate is preferably turned laterally as at 71.

At its upper provided with a head 72 adapted to be engaged by a hook 7 3 forming part of a latch member 74 which is pivoted to the rear container wall 6 as at 7 5. A spring 7 6 is associated with this latch member whereby it is normally pulled around to a position where the hook 7 3 will engage the plate head 72 whenever the plate ly for this purpose. The latch member is also equipped with a' tail piece 77 adapte-d to be engaged by a linger 78 which depends troni the container cover 9. 1With the cover swung to closed:- position, as shown in ltiig. 2, this finger engages the tail piece so as'to retract the latch member against the tension ot the spring 76, the hook 73 being thereby removed from engagement with the plate head 72. lli, however, the cover be raised the latch member is pulled down in response to the spring 7 6 so that the hook 7 3 may engage and hold the plate head 72 when the plate is retracted sutiiciently. A.' new supply of articles may then be introduced conveniently into the container, being received within the space between the pressure plate and the apparatus plate 15, and when this has beenattended to the closing of the cover will automatically aect a release of the pressure plate such that the articles A. will be compressed under the action of the two springs which co-operate with the rods 68.

edge the pressure plate isfis retracted sufficientthe cover may be provided. A convenient d form oi lock may comprise a pair of rods 80 adapted to be moved simultaneously in opposite directions, these rods being mounted on the under side of the cover plate so as to extend their opposite ends into engagement with certain latch parts (not shown) adjacent the upper edges of the end walls S. The operationo these two rods may be controlledin any conventional manner by a cylinder lock. ranged, its operating parts are lentirely protected because of the. guide and return walls 13 and 1,4 which co-'operate with the cover to form an enclosure. j

A container answering to the preceding description is advantageous in many respects.- The several locks tor the cover, coin box, and apparatus plate, are each op- With .a locking device so arview of this invention.

from, one at a tlme,

arable, vby preference, with .separate keys.

h1s assures .a complete and einite divi sion of responsibility for the entire mechanism, the coin collector having access only to the money box, and the supply man having access onlyto thearticle co partinent and to the manipulativedev-ices which control openin of the display frame and adjustv the in 'caton In addition, a storm-proof structure is rovided, such that both the articles and dispensing aparatus therefor are protected against arm or injury. It is with such features as -those hereinbefore mentioned that my invention is particularly concerned. As to the precise form or embodiment which., my invention ma take, a wide lield of' variations and modi cations obviously is available, but in' so far as an structure is made responsive'to` the appen ed claims, I would consider the same as falling within the pur- I claim:

1. yIn a container, the combination with means for delivering stacked articles therea pressure plate having' -means for constantly exerting .pressure against the article stack, a latch whereby the mounted a d' forward movement thereof is pressure means may be restrained from' op eration,r a lid movably associated with the container for affording access thereto, and means associated with the lid adapted when the lid ismoved into one position to release tially as' described. I 2. A container having all hinged lid from relation to `the -finger adapted to be released' thereby when the cover is closed, a sprin actuated pressure plate movabl mountedr within the container'and adapt when retracted,'to be engaged by thelatch whereby restrained, and a dispensing apparatus within the 'container adapted to delivertherefrom articles, one at a time, substantial1y as described.

3. In a container, the combination of a' partition plate o one side of which ispensing apparatus, an inclined guideway extended tition ,plate toward an the A guideway, spring means which urge the preure plate toward Athe Y plate whereby to compress a' stack of. articles therebetween, a spring actuated-latch` for engaging with the prmure plate when the same 1s retracted, and means asalto ,e

A container .position which slot, means w1 partition endoso a slot adjacent its u 'gul having a movable' vway through which arti tion plate to prevent removal from the contalner, means for maintaining :i stack of articles adjacent one4 side of the plate in a permits one article at a time to be ejected `through the delivery slot, and a dispensing apparatus carried on the opposite partition plate side for delivering an ad-`acent article through the slot, substantiaily as described. f

V5. A. Vcontainer having a delivery slot in one of its wa a partition plate removably mounted in spaced relation to said container wall and engaging therewith adjacent the 'thin the container forI guiding the partition plate into a predetermined position, locking means whereby the partition plate is secured against removal from the container, and means carried by the partilivery slot, substantially as described.

6. n a container, the combination of a partition plate extended between certain of its walls, to provide an enclosure, means whereby the partition plate is secured against removal from e enclosure but interiorly substantialiy as described.

a container, a partition plate arrangedtherewithin and extended' between certain of its Walls to provide an enclosure, the plate bottom4 terminating short of the container bottom 'whereby an intervening space 1s provided, means -whereon the partibe Suspended within the container, lock controlled means for securing wherein may be received a box, and a. door the container adjacent said re permitting the box to move in 1nd out thereof, Substantially iis described.

he, plate. against removal from the co'n- 'tainer, other means depending 'from the plate upwardly from the pary oppositeY container Abotte wall; a pressure plate movably mounted on.

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8, A. container having in one ofy its walls er coloperating with said wall to co eomdplete Van enclosure around the slot, n

el wall on thehinpler side of the lid termilisting,- a jacentt e ot spaced Vfrom the first td p a second guide Wall rovide a passagees may be moved l pper edge, a lid foi' the for delivery tothe slot, the second guidewall articles from the opposite plate side, and

being formed as part of a partition plate other means for ressing articles towardthe removably mounted within the container and plate whereby t ey may be engaged indi l0 having connection with an edge of the slot vidually for delivery from the container i such that the partition plate derives support through the passageway, substantially as detherefrom, means carried by the partition scribed. plate upon one side thereof for dispensing v EDWARD SCHULTZ. 

